Member associations

Akava Special Branches comprises 25 independent member associations. The union has over 26,000 members who work in specialist and supervisory positions in culture, administration and business life.

The member associations are organised into Akava Special Branches. We recommend you join while still a student. 

• Aito HSO (Tradenomi HSO Sihteerit) 
• Art and Culture Professionals Trade Union
• Association of Academic Salaried Employees in Educational Administration
• Association of Distraint Officers
• Association of Managerial Professionals at the Centre for Technical Training
• Association of Employees at the Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
• Association of Finnish Bachelors of Hospitality Management 
• Association of Finnish Tax Inspectors
• Association of Managerial Salaried Employees in Finnish Sports Associations
• Association of Maritime College Teachers
• Association of Municipal Experts and Managerial Professionals
• Association of Professional Archives Employees
• Association of Public Administration Executives
• Civil Servants in State Provincial Administration for Education and Culture VSV
• Finncomm Airlines Pilot Association
• Finnish Association of Occupational Therapists
• Finnish Association of Sign Language Interpreters
• Finnish Federation of Dental Hygienists FFDF
• Officers for Academic Unions
• Rescue Administration Officers Association
• SPECIA - The Experts and Managerial Professionals Association
• Specialists in the Youth and Sports Sector
• The Union of Academic Museum Employees in Finland
• Translation Industry Professionals
• Union of Communications Professionals